Go Programming talk [OT] - C is simple enough!???

[Walter Bright]

nobody wrote:
> Linus Torvalds shows his opinion about why he chooses C here:
> http://www.realworldtech.com/forums/index.cfm?action=detail&id=110618&threadid=110549&roomid=2 
> 
> 
> He wants a language that context-free, simple, down to the metal.
> He dislikes C++ b/c it has many abstraction.
> 
> I think some D experts should post some comments.

This showed up on reddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/cdncx/linus_about_c_productivity_again/